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Māori view on Antarctica’s future Māori perspectives need to be included in discussions about Antarcticas future, according to authors of an article in Nature Ecology & Evolution (photo:Derek Oyen/Unsplash). The inclusion of Māori and other Indigenous philosophies in the conservation management of Antarctica is the theme of an article co-written by Māori philosopher Associate Professor Krushil Watene. Just published in the prestigious  Nature Ecology & Evolution scientific journal, the ...

It is time for the management and conservation of the Antarctic to begin focusing on responsibility, rather than rights, through an Indigenous Māori framework, a University of Otago academic argues.